Meet Your Neighbors:

San Francisco Bay Area Herptiles

 

A Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) in its burrow. Santa Clara County.

We are incredibly lucky to share an ecosystem with an incredible amount of wildlife here in the Bay Area. Our native reptiles include 18 species of snakes, 10 species of lizards and one freshwater turtle. Amphibians include 5 species of frogs and 10 species of salamanders.

 

What is a herp?

Urban Salamander Gardens: How to create a safe space for amphibians

Guide to Bay Area Snakes

California Newt Reproduction and Migration

Free Snake Coloring Sheets